Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — Page 8

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HAPPLNINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON (From the Press)

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Dr. Rainier has Just purchased a fine new Mitchell touring car. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Roades will spend the week-end In Illinois, visiting their daughter. Miss Florence Kienly of Logansport is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Dennis O'Connor, this week. Misses Helen Cain and Mildred McGlynn went to Muncie Saturday to attend summer school. Miss Bertha Reed of Rensselaer Is the guest of her cousins, Grace, Tom and Olive Porter, this week. Guss Merritt has Just purchased the Elias Julien property and will occupy the same in the near future. Marion O'Connor of Lafayette spent Tuesday with his mother, Mrs. Ellen O'Connor, and sister, Mrs. Jason Hickel. Miss Esther Bridenbaugh of Logansport came Monday evening for a visit with her sister Edna and Mrs. G. I. Thomas.

Misses Opal Hafey and Zoe Jordan went to Terre Haute Saturday to attend summer school. The girls will room together. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Alson entertained at dinner Friday Lee AL son, daughter Ina and Miss Verna Brinkman of Pontiac, 111. Fred James, who had been overseas for some time, returned home this Thursday morning, much to the delight of his invalid mother. During the storm a few days ago lightning struck the barn on the George Baker farm, south of town, and completely destroyed the biulding. .- The heavy rain that fell in town Friday was a real souser a few miles southwest, but northeast a little way not a drop of water fell at that time. Jones Bros, report the sale of the S. S. Fehr 80-acre farm south of town, known as the Ella Parks farm, to Henry Schlipf. Consideration $20,400. Bernhardt & Graham report the sale of the Mrs. Stella UphofT farm in Milroy township to Frank Kuboske of this place. Mrs. Uphoff lives in Onarga, 111. Miss Verna Brinkman returned to her home at Pontiac, 111., Saturday morning after visiting several weeks with relatives and friends at Remington and Rensselaer. The Harmon lad got the second and third fingers of his right hand shot up quite a little on Wednesday afternoon while working with a gun. In some way he let the gun slip and fall, firing it off accidentally. Several stitches were taken. Mrs. Harold Hamilton has received .word of the safe arrival in America from overseas of her husband and that he is now at Camp Merritt, but will be transferred to Camp Taylor probably this week, where he will be discharged. There is joy in the Hamilton household, you better believe. Jones Bros, report the sale of the farm southeast of town which they purchased of Fred Burger, to Mr. and Mrs. Enyart of Benton county. Consideration $40,480. They also report the sale of the IHyer 80 acres southeast of town H. C. Parker and Roy A. Stanton. Consideration $14,000.

Tom Worden, who had been overseas the past year, returned home this Thursday morning. His coming was a great surprise to his parents as they had not heard from him in some time. On his way he stopped in Chicago and was accompanied from there by his sister, Miss Mary Worden. Grandma Stone has just received the pleasing news that she is a great grandmother, an eight-pound son having been born Wednesday, June 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lorenz of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Lorenz was formerly Miss Lucile Stone, and well known to our people here, as she lived here some time and attended our school. Mrs. E. C’. Forbes of near Wolcott, who has been an Invalid for several years, and for a long time has been entirely helpless, is now lying at the point of death, her passing away only being a question of a very few hours at this writing, Thursday afternoon. She is a sister of Mrs. M. A. Gray and Mrs. Aaron Blake of this place. Louis Bilile was born in Quebec, Canada, in November, 1835, and died at his home in Remington, June 13, 1919, aged 84 years, 7 months and 11 days. Deceased was married to Matilda St. Peter and to this union were born 11 children, five of whom are still living. The wife and mother preceded him to the realms beyond about 28 years ago. For the past six weeks he had been a patient sufferer, and though everything that medical skill could do was done it was of no avail, 'and he passed away on Friday last. The funeral services

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were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, after which Interment was made In the Catholic cemetery. Brother Coleman'a "Kid Band." which might easily be named the "A-B-C Band" for A. B. Coleman, has been making good progress towards organisation. Mr, Coleman reports that he now has about 16 lads lined up who are willing to take up the work. In fact, he says he has the "heavy" end of the band all listed, and a number of the minor pieces. But he is anxlous to get every lad In town Into the work whose parents will encourage them in learning some instrument. It is a mighty good thing for any body to do, as it places them on the preferred list, as it were, if they ever leave home or go to college, as such institutions nearly always have a band and orchestra organization. In the race for life, death won out again Wednesday when Ernest Rawllegfi passed away at his home near th.\ CY'sMan church at 11 a. m. "Alck." as he was familiarly known ti\ his associates and the public in Igeneral. had been in a gradual decline foi ibj past s*x months and of late the failure had been very rapid. Physicians and specialists alike have been unable to cope with the disease, which was In the nature of a kidney trouble together with enlargement of the heart. For several years the deceased had conducted the news and cigar store near the postoffice, coming here from Wolcott. Having been a resldan: here most all of his life he was known to nearly everyone In this vicinity who counted him as their friend and whose sympathy goes out to the sorrowing widow and two orphaned children. The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian church and burial made in Remington cemetery.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE? List of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During W T eek. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscripts for The Democrat since last Saturday’s Issue and. especially to those received by mall, this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper *b changed. Those Indicated by an • are new subscribers: B. G. Wooley. Brook. Everett Halstead, Rensselaer, R-3. John Clager, Wheatfleld. J. G. Andrus, Shelby, Mich. Robert Jordan, McCoysburg, R-l. E. Stibbe, Parr, R-l. Frank Neslus, Remington, R-l. •Edward Peregrine, Gifford. Fern Smith, Osage City, Kan. Barney Stein, Rensselaer, R-4. Mr 9. Cora Alberson, Rensselaer. Mrs J. B. Crownover, Rensselaer, R-2. Miss Mattie Benjamin, Rensselaer. John Holser, New Augusta, Ind. Chas. W. Ulm, Remington, R-4. N. S. Bates, Rensselaer. J. T. Haley, Van Hook, N. D. Mrs. Nettie Hoover, Rensselaer. Henry Ropp, Rensselaer, R-2. Levi Cooper, Gary. Jasper Guy, Remington. * ‘Bernard 'Hicks, Wolcott, R-3. A. A. Hilton, Medaryvllle, R-l. •Gilbert Mitchell, Remington, R-3. Fred Young. Brook, R-l. Louis Spafilding, Goodland, R-l. William Keene, Goodland, R-l.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Alfred P. Rainier et ux to thp Farmers’ National bank of Remington, June 4, Its 1,2, bl 3, Remington, $3,000. George E. Hosmer, by devisees under will, to Harvey E. Parkison, May 19, ne se, pt se, 15-28-6, 120 acres, Milroy, $2,500. Earl Barkley et ux to Albert Baillen, May 11, se ne, 17-31-6, 40 acres; se sw, sw se, 23-32-7, 80 acres, Walker, $4,800. Lawrence A. Sayler et ux to Wallace E. Sayler et ux, June 18, und % n pt w pt e% se, 21-29-7, 40 acres, Newton, $3,000. Alfred E. Zook et ux to William F. Hays, June 5, Its 9, 10, bl 7, Gifford, $175. Herman IH. Churchill et ux to Charles B. Steward, Mch. 20, Its 4,5, 6,7, 8, bl 16, Weston’s add, Rensselaer, $750. Albert S. Keene et ux to Joseph Hickam, May 23, pt nw sw, 25-32-6, 1.50 acres, Wheatfleld, SIOO. Rensselaer Commercial Club to G. Boyd Porter, Sept. 16, 1912, It 2, bl 3, Commercial Club plat, Rensselaer, S2OO. ’Glenn Brenner et baron to G. Boyd Porter, June 14, pt se sw, 30-29-6, 15 acres, Marion, $3,000.

AS THE CONVERSATION LAOS. She: Do you like moonlight nights ? He (absently): Never tried ’em — are they on the bill-of-fare?

COMPREHENSIVE DEMANDS. Oh, men we meet most everywhere With ego far from small. Who don’t believe they have their share Unless they’ve got it all.

A constant circulation of sea water is taking place within the sponge in its natural habitat. This flow is accomplished by a series of cells, the like of which Is not to be found in any of the higher animals. , ]

PRINCESS THEATRE Saturday June 21 Maurice Tourneur presents “Sporting Life” A Strong Melodrama One of the strongest photoplays seen in this city in years is "Sporting Life," the first independent offering of Maurice Tourneur, tne famous film director, which will be shown at the Princess Saturday. June 21. It Is a splendid plcturizatlon of a famous Drury Lane melodrama and there is not a dull moment throughout . the action. The story Is hAart appealing and the players are of the best. This Is one of the best pictures and has the best horse race that has been at the Princess. In seven reels, and a two-reel Drew comedy.

HAD ACCIDENT NEAR GOODLAND

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rternstorfTs peace bureau during tne last few months. They have organized Into subcommittees and are making a thorough canvass of all the economic Issues involved in the altered terms. A comprehensive report will then bo submitted to the cabinet. Quit Rather Than Sign. The correspondent of the Lokal Anzieger declares that President Ebert and Premier Scheldemann would rather retire than affix their signatures to the treaty. The Neue Zeitung correspondent telegraphs that Professor Scheucklng, one of the principal German delegates, was Impatient at the mere suggestion that the question of signing Is still a debatable topic. A memorial drawn by the peace delegates on the way from Versailles goes Into nil details of the situation which would result from not signing and conies to the conclusion that these effects would not be as bad as those that would result from yielding. The memorial further says that invasion and occupation by the allied forces would be bound to have an Instantaneous effect in quickening the national spirit. Angry Over Attack. The delegation was grimly angry at the hostile attack made upon it at Versailles, in which a considerable number, instead of three as at first reported, were more or less seriously Injured. The Italian and French officers, who accompanied the German delegation as far as Cologne, were profuse in their apologies for the incident, and said the police at Versailles had been unreliable since # the strike, but the German delegates suspected the attack to have been deliberately planned.

CLAIM CARRANZA THREATENED

Copy of Suppressed Mexico City New*, paper Tells Story. El Paso, Tex., June 20. —A copy of an extra newspaper bearing the headline, “The Days of Carranza Are Numbered,” was brought here by an American who aaid the edition was suppressed soon after it appeared on the streets in Mexico City. The American said he was told by the Pullman conductor on the train coming to the border that President Carranza’s family had been brought to the border by a nephew of Carranza and had crossed to the United States.

COAL LOSS BLOW TO REDS

May Not Be Able to Maintain Rule Without Donetz Basin. London, June 20.—The reported loss of the Important Donetz coal basin by the bolshevlkl Is viewed In London as a heavy blow to the maintenance of the soviet government. The bolshevlkl depended on the coal from the Donetz region to effect Improvements on the railways and to operate factories.

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The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. MANY JOIN FIGHT ON PEST Thousands of Farmers Working Hard to Stop Spread of Army Worm— U. 8. Official Telia How to Wipe Out Insects. Newcastle, June 20. —The crest of the army worm destruction of crops Id Henry county will be reached within four or five days, according to W. G. Larrlmore of the department of agriculture of Washington. D. C„ who arrived here. Mr. Larrlmore stated, after an Investigation of the ruined fields, that the worms are not at present In the wheat and timothy und will probably not attack these‘crops. He said that the worms destroy In the mature stage and later become moths. No worms ure now hatching and those causing the damage will disappear In u short time. Mr. Larrlmore stated that the worms probably would not apI>ehr again within two or three years, but If they reappear this year, it will be within five or six weeks. Immediately after Mr. Larrlmore had made a tour of the Infested district, the farmers who were working on scores of farms digging trenches, gathered at the courthouse, where they were addressed by Mr. Larrlmore. More than 1,000 fanners from Henry, Wayne, Delaware and Hush counties were on hand in the morning to assist In the fight to extenninate the pest. The presidents of the township fanners’ associations will have charge of the work in their various areas and If they find that they are unahle to cope with the situation they are asked to call on other townships for help. Despite the frantic efforts of the fanners to check the pest through every known method of extermination, the spread of the worm went on apparently unabated. The worm Is now prevalent In six townships, Henry, Prairie, Stony Creek, Fall Creek, Blue River and Splcelnnd. and every farm between Newcastle and RodgersviUe In Prairie township, a distance of eight miles, Is new Infested. Mr. Larrlmore told the farmers that he believed they were on the right track in digging trenches. He stated that their method of burning the Insects lifted they were In the trenches was good but advocated the use of poison bran. He declared that one reason the farmers were disappointed over the method used was because they did not see the worms after they were dead. He stated that the worms hurled themselves in the ground and died. He recommended a bran mixture consisting of twenty-five pounds of bran, one pound of parls green or white arsenic, two quarts of stale'molasses and three lemons or oranges. The bran and poison are mixed dry and the other Ingredients added. lie sakl this should be scattered on the ground, five to ten pounds to the acre. The loss in the county will reach over $. r >o,ooo it was declared.

Charges Negro With Crime. Muncle, June 20.—Miss Bemardlne Woenker of Fort Wayne, who was in company with Fred Holle of Fort "NYayne the night of May 30, when Holle was shot and killed by a negro highwayman, positively identified George Anderson, colored, a prisoner in the county jail here, as Holle’s slayer. Anderson is held here as the murderer of Clyde Benadum, a Muncle druggist, who was killed in his store the night of June 10. “That’s the voice of the man who killed Fred,” Miss Woenker said when she entered the negro’s cell in company with Sheriff Gilley and two detectives of Fort Wayne.

Honor for Lieutenant Funkhouser. Evansville, June 20. —The body of Lieut. Albert C. Funkhouser, who died in a government hospital at Newport News, Va., arrived Wednesday and was burled Thursday. The service was held at the Bayard Park Methodist Episcopal church. The death of Lieutenant Funkhouser, following that of his brother, Lieut. Paul Funkhouaer, who was killed in action In France, has given Impetus to the move to name the Evansville post of the American Legion of Honor the Funkbouser post, out of respect to the memory of the two brothers who gave their lives for their country. Five Year* for Disloyalty. Newport, June 20.—Boston Gibson, who gave Terre Haute as his home, was sentenced to serve five years In the state prison and fined $5,000 by Circuit Court Judge Alkmen when he pleaded guilty to making seditious utterances. He Is alleged to have urged overthrow of the American government during a street speech in Clinton, where he was arrested. A mob stormed the Clinton jail following his arrest, but were driven off with a fire hose and Gibson was brought here. Degrees for Fifteen Students. Upland, June 20. —Representative Fred Fisher of New York addressed the seventy-third annual graduating class at Taylor university. Degrees were conferred on 15 students and dlpulomas were awarded 16 students of the academy. To Give Highway Program. Indianapolis, June 20. —The program of the state highway commission for next year will be unfolded at a dinner to be given for the commission by the Hoosler Motor club here June 25.

Dromedary Came a Long Distane to Attend Methodist Centenary Celebration

THE first Methodist Centenary Celebration dromedary has arrived In Coiambus, 0.. and has consented to an Interview. In had, so softened was his disposition by the familiar scene* which greeted him in the North Africa exhibit section at the exposition grounds that be smilingly consented to pose for a picture with the reporter perched precariously on titm hump. Tve come a long distance to attend Centenary celebration,” he stated, “and I don’t regret a mile of It now

Associate Director of Music at Methodist Centenary Celebration

TO Horace Whitehouse. head of the department of music of Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and associate director of music of the Methodist Centenary Celebration which will be held in Columbus, 0., June 20 to July 13, is due the credit for the remarkable success of the Children’s Crusade chorus of 500 young voices. Professor Whitehouse k„ been training this chorus for several weeks. They will appear as an effective feature of the Centenary celebration program.

COLISEUM HAS LARGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD

Crowning Feature of Methodist Centenary Celebration , Columbus, O. —As the Coliseum is the crowning feature of the exposition grounds where the Methodist Centenary celebration will be held June 20 to Jnly 13, so it will house a number of the crowning features of that celebration. Built originally by the state of Ohio at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars to house live stock exhibitions, it has been transformed by liberal expenditures into one of the finest auditoriums in America. It h** been furnished with a $50,000 pipe organ. It been fitted with the largest stage in America. It has bean reseated to accommodate 8,000 spectators. The stage will accommodate 2,000 people. The orchestra pit is arranged for 75 musicians. The building is solid concrete, steel and glass, and has extraordinary acoustic properties. In the building will he given the daily presentation of the pageant, "The Wayfarer," with 1,060 participants; the daily organ recital, periodic concerts by the symphony orchestra, concerts by the trombone

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that I have seen the preparations toeing made for It at the exposition grounds. This world’s missionary exposition is going to beat anything I have ever seen, and I have seen many things in my travels.” The dromedary Is one of a number of animals who are arriving to take part in the great Centenary celebration in Columbus They will appear in the exhibitions of foreign oountries, and some absolutely safe camels and elephants will be ridden by children who come to the expoaKkm.

choir of 100 pieces, lectures by Lowell Thomas, distinguished traveler and writer from the Holy Land, and other events equally notable The architecture of the Coliseum is such that every person will have an unobstructed view of what go e* on upon the stage, and oan hear every word spoken or note played or snug.

ENTERTAINMENT AT CENTENARY VARIED

Every Effort Made to Popularize Daily Programs. CHILDREN TAKE GREAT PART Huge Pageant, Representing the Children’s Crusade of the Twelfth Century, Will Be Given Each Day. Famous Speakers Have Agreed to Attend Celebration at Columbus, June 20 to July 13. In addition to the religious features of the Methodist Centenary celebration, which opens in Columbus, 0., on June 20, every effort is being made to popularize the daily programs and to make them attractive to the varied tastes of all visitors, according to Alonzo E. Wilson, director of the department of special days. The Rainbow Division band and a famous Jackie band will furnish music daily, and well known Chautauqua entertainers have contracted to be there with lively programs of singing and instrumental music. For lovers of and sacred music, the Coliseum at the exposition grounds will be a Mecca. Daily recitals by Professor William J. Kraft of Columbia University, at the $50,000 organ; a symphony orchestra, famous singers, a chorus of 1,000 voices and V trombone choir of 100 pieces will be featured there. Pageants in life plays, motion pictures and educational lectures will fill the mornings, afternoons and evenings. "It is our aim to provide entertainment for everybody every, minute of the day,” says Mr. Wilson. That the celebration is not for grownups alone is proved toy the extensive , preparations being made for the ch&dren who come. In addition to playgrounds, well equipped and attended, there will be elephants, camels and burros to ride, and a Wild West show every day. A huge pageant representing the Children’s Crusade of the twelfth century will be presented daily by 500 children, accompanied by a children’s chorus of 500 voices. Among the famous men of the country who have agreed definitely to be here for the Centenary celebration are ex-President William H. Taft, Major General Leonard Wood, Secretary Joesphus Daniels, William Jennings Bryan, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Henry J. Allen, Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior; John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American Union; Henry P. Fletcher, United States ambassador to Mexico; El Sr. Dr. Lie Bonilla, Mexican ambassador at Washington,' and Chaplain Tiplady of the British army. These men wffi speak in the Coliseum during >iif celebration.